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Who was the union commander from whose name sideburns became a term for long whiskers?
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Ambrose Burnside
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What distinctive facial feture did Union General Ambrose Burnside have?
Side-whiskers. They became 'sideburns'.
Why are sideburns called sideburns?
they call them sideburns becauseSideburnsGeneral Ambrose Everett Burnside from the Union Army wore side whiskers with a moustache, while shaving the hair on his chin. This style was known as Burnside's. The word then became burnsides, and then sideburns. Ambrose Burnside, a Union General during the civil war, sported a ustache and interesting sidebar whiskers (hair grown down in front of the ears). This style of hair was so distinctive that his name became attached to these whiskers. But there was a catch! The two syllables of his last name were reversed, and sideburn (not Burnside) became the name of these whiskers. Elvis Presley, the 1950s-1970s rock and roll legend, wore sideburns. Before long, many men were growing sideburns to look like Elvis. Too bad that even with (or without) sideburns, they could not perform as well as Elvis.
How were sideburns named?
General Ambrose Everett Burnside from the Union Army wore side whiskers with a moustache, while shaving the hair on his chin. This style was known as Burnside's. The word then became burnsides, and then sideburns.
Where did the word sideburns come from?
General Ambrose Everett Burnside from the Union Army wore side whiskers with a moustache, while shaving the hair on his chin. This style was known as Burnside's. The word then became burnsides, and then sideburns. Ambrose Burnside, a Union General during the civil war, sported a ustache and interesting sidebar whiskers (hair grown down in front of the ears). This style of hair was so distinctive that his name became attached to these whiskers. But there was a catch! The two syllables of his last name were reversed, and sideburn (not Burnside) became the name of these whiskers. Elvis Presley, the 1950s-1970s rock and roll legend, wore sideburns. Before long, many men were growing sideburns to look like Elvis. Too bad that even with (or without) sideburns, they could not perform as well as Elvis.
Who was the union leader at fredericksburg?
Burnsides....or Sideburns
When do geneal meade become the union commander?
General Meade became Commander of Union Army of the Potomac after its former commander Gen. Joseph Hooker's dismissal of June 28, 1863.
Became the commander of the union forces during the civil war?
Ulysses S.Grant
Who became commander of the union army of the potomac after the lost at fredricksburg?
Joseph Hooker
What general won at Vicksburg and became commander of all Union armies?
Ulysses S. Grant was the general who won at Vicksburg, and became commander of all the Union Armies. Grant would go on to serve as the 18th President of the United States.
What style of facial hair is named for a union general in the Civil War?
sideburns
Hero at Vicksburg who became commander of all union armies in 1864?
Ulysses s grant
What civil war military leader ''sideburns'' named after?
I don't believe they were named after anyone, but there was a General Ambrose E. Burnside who had gnarly sideburns. I have heard that the facial hairstyle was named after him, but I have never seen it cited in any credible source
